Scriptation Showcase Script Competition Announces 2022 Features + Shorts Semi-Finalists

The Scriptation Showcase is pleased to announce its 2022 semi-finalists for the Features + Shorts category! Congratulations to these talented writers and thanks to everyone who submitted this year.

Comedy Feature

• 1-800-BAD-GUYS by Steven Fisher
• A Girl’s Guide to Vampirism by Jack Aupperle
• Christmas in Cryonis by Molly Bandt
• CRIME WAVE by Tammy Klembith and George Klembith
• Cursed Fortune by Mike Bianco
• Death Death by Marissa Ruben
• Elmer’s Diner by Samuel Edwards
• Finding Mordechai by Desmond Ngai
• Ghosties by Julie Sharbutt
• Hack Need by David Schroeder and Christopher Jackson
• HOCUS POCUS – IN THE LAND OF BALONEY by Rana Aich
• Killer Eclectic by Henry Farleo and Zachary Bellus
• Kookaburra Laugh by Georgia Adams
• Leaving L.A. by Jon Davis
• Madden by Wayne Phillips
• Mina’s Deathstination Wedding by Oliver Wharton
• Nisha’s Second First Kiss by William Taylor
• Off Color by Tapan Sharma
• Organ Donor by Rustin Jarrell
• Pet Earthling by David Hundsness
• Red Letter Days by Marc Ketchem
• Rescue Dogs by Luke Cartwright
• SAVING LOVE by Tammy Klembith and George Klembith
• Side Effects May Vary by Donald McQuade and Matthew Barnette
• The Comeback by Maurice Hicks
• The First Michael by Michael Buonocore
• The Undeathable Dead Dudes by Winston Han
• Two Steps Back by Rory Torres
• Yog by Joshua Kravitz

Drama Feature

• 24-Hour Doorman by Ruben Estremera, Gregory Wolk
• A Family Affair by Kate Ginna
• A Possession for All Time by Charles Kaufmann
• A Voyage to Forgiveness by Anthony Greenstone
• Any Other Life by Josie Martineaux, Ri Versteegh
• APACHE by Adam Seidel
• As Time Goes By by Jon Davis
• Babelsberg by Jon Davis
• Beacon Beyond the Bay by Bryan Regan and Chen Zhen
• Beneath The Underdog by S. Wilbur Frazier
• Blow Out the Light by Robert Ruffin and James Robinson, JR
• Blue Light by Caleson Sexson
• Cadenza by Alicia Grill
• Call Me Thor by Jamie Campbell
• Chicken Tenderized by Bonnie Ilyse Tunick
• Crabs In A Mother F*cking Bucket by Kari Mote
• Dead Man’s Hand by Austin Ellsworth
• Death Cute by Alex Watson
• Ella & Marilyn by Jon Davis
• Emery by Cate Carson
• Etta, At Last by Robert Ruggeri
• Extended Family by Rick Jones
• Five Fathers by Aron Flasher
• FREIGHT by Emily Sheehan and Andrea Sheehan
• FULL CONTACT by Dave Kraft
• Ghostboy by Robert Kelly McAllister
• Hacker Fairies by Larissa Kruesi
• Half the World by Setareh Esfehani
• Her Family by Grant Newcomb Henderson
• Hunter And The Giant by B S Allen
• Internal Security by Stefan Alexander
• James Clyde and the Diamonds of Orchestra by Colm McElwain
• Las Excavadoras (The Diggers) by Michael Baker and Javier Ortiz
• Last Flight From Kabul by Joshua Keller Katz
• Life On The Run by Andrew Fuhr
• Lifesaver by Avery Looser
• Light in Darkness by Chris Heller
• Like Something Personal by Charlie Anderson
• lovebug by Blake Kaiser
• Mandy’s Gone by Kamila Stopyra
• Moe Norman by Todd Korgan
• Oilman by Matt Lowerre
• Ovum by Cidney Hue and Shunori Ramanthan
• Pustka by Edel Dmytro Oksamyt
• Recitation by Courtney Froemming
• Redemption by Paul Sokal
• Saving Grace by Thomas Duffy
• Sharp Tongue Devil by Adrian Munro and Ian Malone
• She’ol by Joel Gregoire
• Silarius by Jacob Gamble
• TAKEDOWN by Mark Cooper
• TARO: Legend of Japan by Blue Spruell
• The Big Payback by John Konevich
• The Dame by Everett Fox
• The Devil and Dick Gregory by Sean Slater
• The Heroine of Wrangel Island by Aaron Michael Bailey
• The Passion of Pauli Murray by Sean Slater
• The Persistence of Memory by Sid Bodalia
• The Place Between Our Lives by Clay Callender and David Ellard
• THE ROMMEL GAMBIT by John Doble
• The Shadow Falls by Clay Callender
• The Stuff of Dreams by Michael Rupp
• The Summer We Ran by Bill Taylor
• The Technology of Truth by John Berens and K. Andra Larson
• The Trail by Kyle Griffin
• The Unseen by Shiva Ramanathan
• The Vairocana by Jason Jacobson and Michelle Trantina
• The Wicked Die Well by Jeff Gittel
• This Too Shall Pass by Rob Grant
• Thunderstorm by Maria Mathis
• Time Piece by Brett Stanning and Evlampia Papadopoulos
• To Kill Your Friends by Roberto Carmona
• Travelin’ Free by William Shankle
• Trollstigen by Ruben Estremera and Gregory Wolk
• Virgins Of Volleyball by Christine Trageser
• Wake Me When You Leave by Elisa Donovan
• When is Now by Luke Stanaway and Adam Lehnert-Spalding
• Who Was Cary Grant? by Jon Davis
• Wilbur’s Way by Kevin Staake
• Wire Hangers by Jon Davis
• Women’s Game by Gary Blackwood
• World Left Blind by Patrick Gallagher
• XY-113 by Ivan Bukta

Short

• 5 Down by James Wright and Jane Blackburn Hammer
• A Kid Named Leslie by Lexx Truss
• A long road ahead by Bernhard Riedhammer
• A Package of Dreams by Bradley Look
• A Safe Space by Kayje Nogue
• A Song for Cassandra by Ashley Sengstaken
• Against Interpretation by Phil Vengrinovich
• Anti-Social by Kyle Cassie
• Changes by Martyn Eaden
• Content by Diego Martin
• Dave’s Lucky Day by Kevin R. Fintland
• Ganache by Rebecca Leigh
• Genre Flick by Thom Hilton
• Harold, Electra and our Lord, David Attenborough by Kirsty Zane
• Honey by Lauren Certo
• It’s a Sunday by Mark Flehmer
• Karis by Rob Innes
• Kate’s Ballad by Rory O’Connor
• Man Up Fairy Dust by Christopher Schwartz
• Me, Myself & I by Ying Chen
• Pancake Skank by Sav Rodgers
• Pistachio by Dorothy Nguyen
• Plate by Tamika Guishard
• Playgrounds by Beau Blanchard
• Red Wine by Obakeng Mokote
• Say Something by Chelsea M Matthews
• Shaolin Shabbat by Brian Cohen
• Stranded by Kevin Machate
• Survive The Night by Richard Hohenrath
• SWEET DREAMS by Gary Alvarez
• Telethon: The Quest to Save Grease 2’s Reputation by Sav Rodgers
• The Lady Juliana by Hallie Stephenson
• The Lonely Cocodragon by Lynwood Shiva Sawyer and Keri Todd
• The Sea is Calling by Rob Innes
• The Teenage Widow by Hannah Chapman
• Unbound by Tavis Doucette
• Uncomfortable Conversations by Giovanni James Bertoia
• Urdr by Elise Salomon
• Welcome to the Stage… by Kyle Chu and Roisin Isner
• What’s the worst that can happen? by Joseph Michael Leone

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